Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors

6 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2016

Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors

Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors

Included in the caption “Deferred income on shipments to distributors” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are amounts related to shipments to certain distributors for which revenue is not recognized until the Company's product has been sold by the distributor to an end customer. The components of deferred income on shipments to distributors as of October 2, 2016 and April 3, 2016 are as follows:

(in thousands)	October 2, 2016			April 3, 2016
Gross deferred revenue	$	11,377		$	9,460
Gross deferred costs	(4,152		)	(2,454		)
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	$	7,225		$	7,006

The gross deferred revenue represents the gross value of shipments to distributors at the list price billed to the distributor less any price protection credits provided to them in connection with reductions in list price while the products remain in their inventory.  The amount ultimately recognized as revenue will be lower than this amount as a result of ship from stock pricing credits which are issued in connection with the sell through of the Company's products to end customers. Based on the last four quarters, this amount has ranged from an average of approximately 23% to 34% of the list price billed to the customer.  The gross deferred costs represent the standard costs (which approximate actual costs) of products the Company sells to the distributors.  Although the Company monitors the levels and quality of inventory in the distribution channel, the Company's experience is that products returned from these distributors may be sold to a different distributor or in a different region of the world.  As such, inventory write-downs for products in the distribution channel have not been significant.